THE OSTRICH
THURSDAY, MAY 4 @ 11:00PM
Marie Antoinette is pregnant at last! But her reputation is attacked when pornographic pamphlets challenging the legitimacy of her unborn child appear at Versailles. Louis demands a full-blown investigation to nail the seditious traitors.
ON MASTERPIECE
EPISODE 1
SUNDAY. APRIL 30 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
Tom and Sophia hit it off, despite their wildly contrasting backgrounds. Molly complicates the picture for Tom and Blifil for Sophia. Two lovers follow their hearts in a new adaptation of Henry Fielding’s novel starring Solly McLeod, Sophie Wilde, and Hannah Waddingham.
INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY
FROM THE UNITED NATIONS
FRIDAY, APRIL 28 @ 11:00PM
Jazz stars from around the globe come together to celebrate the unifying power of music, featuring performances by Herbie Hancock, David Sanborn, Shemekia Copeland, Gregory Porter, Lizz Wright, José James, Hiromi, Marcus Miller, Ravi Coltrane and more.
NOW HEAR THIS
ALBENIZ: PORTRAITS OF SPAIN
FRIDAY, APRIL 28 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
Discover the inspirations Spain provided composer Isaac Albéniz with host Scott Yoo along with musicians from Albéniz’s birthplace in the Pyrenees mountains as well as Sevilla, Mallorca and more.
TREASURE OF THE CARIBBEAN
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26 @ 9:00PM
A story of hope in troubling times. The discovery of a coral reef in belize and guatemala, larger than the size of manhattan, marks a new chapter in understanding corals and fish that depend on each other and in saving coral reefs worldwide.
OUR SYMBOLS AND STORIES
FENWAY PARK
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18 @ 10:00PM
Baseball is a favorite American pastime and obsession, and no ballpark is more iconic than Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox. This episode tells the story of a city’s loyalty to its team and love for its ballpark through thick and thin.
TOBY JONES
TUESDAY, APRIL 25 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
Actor Toby Jones uncovers the remarkable World War II stories of his maternal grandparents, Reggie and Dorki, whose love endured despite the trauma and hardships they faced. He learns about his grandmother’s dramatic escape from the Nazis in Northern France, and solves the family mystery of how his grandfather was shot while fighting the Japanese.
FREE CHOL SOO LEE
SATURDAY, AUGUST 10 @ 6:00PM
Sentenced to life for a 1973 San Francisco murder, Korean immigrant Chol Soo Lee was set free after a pan-Asian solidarity movement, which included Korean, Japanese, and Chinese Americans, helped to overturn his conviction. After 10 years of fighting for his life inside California state prisons, Lee found himself in a new fight to rise to the expectations of the people who believed in him.
DEUS EX MACHINA
THURSDAY, APRIL 27 @ 8:00PM & 12:00AM
Surprisingly, the person who comes to Versailles to save the royal marriage is Marie Antoinette’s brother, Joseph, who realizes he will have his work cut out if he’s going to unite the couple and save the Franco-Austrian alliance.
SEASON 12, EPISODE 6
THURSDAY, APRIL 27 @ 10:00PM
One of the boys of Buckle’s paper shop becomes unwell. Sister Veronica spearheads a new council initiative to monitor the health of working children in the borough. Trixie is thrown into a challenging case involving an underage mother.